The UK’s carbon market is many things: Some say it offers huge potential to create multifunctional landscapes that sequester carbon, still produce food, and offer vital income streams to farmers and land managers. Others say it’s the ‘Wild West’, with unscrupulous companies, dodgy measuring tools, and the potential for land grabs and reduced food production. […]

This report, informed by input from farmers, sustainability specialists and financiers in the UK, is designed to increase understanding across the financial sector of how it can support a just transition in agriculture by mobilising more finance towards companies committed to and making progress to support a ‘just nature transition’.

In this episode we head to Groundswell – the UK’s biggest regenerative farming festival – to take a look at the growing interest among farmers in regenerative and agro-ecological practices.

The latest monthly update from the AFN Network+. In this month’s issue, scoping study applications close this week. Crucible success, what would your moonshot be, and more.

The latest monthly update from the AFN Network+. In this month’s issue, our scoping study grants, webinars and podcasts, expanding into Singapore and more.

In this episode we’re looking at how psychology and poverty influence our food choices, and ability to lead healthy and sustainable lives.

Tree-planting is a key part of the UK government’s plan to reach net zero by 2050, with a commitment to plant 30,000ha of new woodland every year. But where will all these trees go, and how can we ensure food production is maintained? Agroforestry – through silvopasture and silvoarable systems, as well as better integrated […]

We need to eat differently – for the planet and our own health too. This much is becoming increasingly clear as report after report shows that cutting emissions from the agri-food system hinges on dietary change. But what determines our food choices, and what are the lessons for policy makers, health, education, food companies, retail, […]

In this episode we’re asking – what’s holding the UK food system back from making the scale of change needed to tackle the climate crisis, and where should we focus research to help unlock it?

How do we save the planet and our health through food? Henry Dimbleby has many ideas and recently answered our questions in a webinar. In this short podcast episode, we dig deeper into what Henry said.

The UK government has committed to delivering net zero by 2050 – but how on track are we and what needs to change in UK food and farming? Dustin Benton, policy director at Green Alliance, talks us through Chris Skidmore’s independent review of government net zero plans, and puts forward his own solutions from the Alliance’s latest report ‘Shaping UK land use: priorities for food, nature and climate’.

The UK has one of the most concentrated groceries retail sectors in the world, with just five supermarkets controlling around 80% of the market. Tackling GHG emissions in these supply chains can therefore have a huge impact.